Novelty envelope



July 24, 1923- 11,462,513

w. E. LOVER NOVELTY ENVELOPE Original Filed July 1918 Patented duty 24;,1923).

WILLIAM E. LOVER, OF FINDLAY, OHIO.

NGVEL'IY ENVELGPE.

Application filed July 2, 1918, Serial No. 243,036.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. LOVER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Findlay, in the county ofHancock and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Novelty Envelopes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to mailing envelopes and has as its object toprovide a novelty mailing envelope which will prove highly valuable asan advertising medium and which will be of considerable use to therecipient.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novelty envelopedesigned for use in the transmittal of advertising matter or ordinarycorrespondence and possessing features which will influence the personaddressed to retain the envelope so that any advertising matter upon theenvelope will be more or less constantly brought to the at tention ofthe person.

Another object of the invention is to provide the front and back of amailing envelope with a rubbing surface which, in one embodiment of theinvention, is to be employed in pointing pencils, and in anotherembodiment of the invention is to be employed as an eye glass lenscleaner. Thus the envelope is of use after it has served its purpose oftransmitting mail matter, and as stated above, the person receiving theenvelope will be influenced, by reason of its use fulness, to retain thesame together with the advertising matter thereon instead of throwingthe envelope away as is usually done.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the envelope embodying thepresent invention, the closure flap of the envelope be ing shown open;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the envelope;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2;

Figure 4c is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating a slightmodification of the invention. I

In the drawings, the envelope is indicated in general by the numeral 1and the same comprises the usual front 2 and back 3. The envelope initself may be of any desired size and construction and may be adapted tobe sealed by the usual closure flap i, or this flap may be left unsealedwhere advertising mat- Renewed Becember 11, 1920. Serial No. 430,043.

ter alone is to be transmitted. In that form of the invention shown inFigures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, a sheet of sand paper or emerycloth, indicated by the numeral 5, is secured by adhesive or otherwiseto the inner face of the frontof the envelope at one end thereof, and asimilar sheet 6 is secured to the inner face of the back of the envelopeand opposes the sheet 5. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention,these rubbing sheets are located in one corner of the interior of theenvelope, but it will be understood of course that the sheets may belarger, or in other words may be made so as to extend over a greaterportion of the area of the front and back of the en velope respectively,or on the other hand they may be made smaller than illustrated in thedrawings and they may, of course, be positioned differently from theillustration if found desirable. This form of the invention is intendedto serve as a pencil pointer after the advertising matter has beenremoved from the envelope and the said envelope has served its purposeof transmitting the advertising matter or letter. By opening the flap 4:as shown in Figure l of the drawings and slightly opening the mouth ofthe envelope, a pencil may be inserted endwise into the envelope betweenthe sheets 5 and 6 and then moved backwardly and forwardly or rotatedwhile pressure is exerted against the outer faces of the front and backof the envelope to cause the sheets to more or less firmly bear againstthe pencil as it is so moved. Of course, any lead and wood dustresulting from the pointing of the pencil will settle in the bottom ofthe envelope and may be allowed to accumulate or it may be immediatelydumped therefrom. In any event the lead and wood dust will be collectedin the envelope and not permitted to fly about and soil desk surfaces,papers or the like as occurs when an ordinary sheet of sand paper isemployed for this purpose.

In that form of the invention shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, thenumerals 7 and 8 indicate, respectively. pieces bf chamois cloth whichare secured by adhesive or otherwise to the inner faces of the front andback of the envelope, these pieces corresponding to the pieces or sheets5 and 6 heretofore described. This latter form of the invention isintended to be employed as a device for polishing and cleaning eye glasslenses and its usefulness will be evident in view of the foregoingdescription.

While the envelopes may be employed by various classes of businesshouses, the fact will be appreciated that the pencil pointer envelopepossesses considerable value as an advertising medium for pencilmanufacturers, dealers in stationery, etc., and that the lenspolisherenvelope possesses value as an advertising medium for use by Opticians,jewelers, etc.

It will be understood that the front of the envelope may be providedwith the usual or any preferred type of window or opening through whichthe name and address upon the letter head may be viewed.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the envelope constitutes areceptacle having flexible walls normally lying close to each other andprovided interiorly with the abrading surfaces mentioned so thatparticles removed by the abrading surfaces will be collected andretained within the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. The combination with a relatively flat flexible walled receptacle,closed except for an open mouth, of a sheet of emery cloth or papersecured upon the inner faces of the front and back f the receptacle, thesheets opposing each other.

2. A receptacle closed except for an open mouth and having flexiblewalls normally lying close to each other and provided in teriorly uponthe opposing facesyof its said walls with opposed abrading surfaces, thereceptacle being designed to receive and eollect material removed byabrasion from an object moved between and in contact with said surfaces.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM E. LOVER.

